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Non Abelian BF theories with sources and 2-D gravity
We study the interaction of non-Abelian topological theories defined on
two dimensional manifolds with point sources carrying non-Abelian charges. We
identify the most general solution for the field equations on simply and
multiply connected two-manifolds. Taking the particular choice of the so-called
extended Poincar\'e group as the gauge group we discuss how recent discussions
of two dimensional gravity models do fit in this formalism.Comment: 20 pages, Latex, To appear in Phys Rev D5
Evaluación del efecto tóxico de los extractos vegetales acuosos Barbasco (Phyllantus sp.) Neem (Azadirachta indica) y Marigol (Tagetes patula) sobre los microorganismos Trichoderma sp. y Metarhizium sp.
El experimento se llevó a cabo en el Laboratorio de Fitopatología del Centro de Investigación Natfaima de Corpoica, localizado en el municiplo de El Espinal, departamento del Tolima, entre los meses de marzo y agosto de 2003, Para la piueba se utilizaron extractos vegetales acuosos de Neem (Azadirachía indican), Marigol (Tagetes patula)] y Barbasco [Phylanthus ichihyomelhlus) y los microorganismos biocontroladores Irichoderma sp y Metarhizium so. Bajo condiciones de laboratorio se evaluaron cinco concentraciones (0%. 5%, 10%, 15% y 20%) de cada uno de los tres extractos Gicuosos, frente al crecimiento de los dos microorganismos biocontroladores. Se evaluaron las variables tasa de crecimiento (Crecimiento radial de los hongos biocontraladores) y el valor de la concentración mínima de inhibición. Se ulilizó un diseño completamente al azar y las observaciones se analizaron mediante pruebas de regresión y correlación. En conclusión se puede afirmar que ninguno de los tres extractos en las concentraciones evaluadas, afectan severamente a los hongos Metarhizium so. y Trichoderma sal y que tanto el Neern como el Margo! en concentaciones superiores al 20% puede lener un efecto funguiciaa contra el hongo Trchoaerma so. Igualmente con respecto a Marigel, es posible que en concentraciones más altas, tenga efectos tóxicos sobre el Metarhizlumn sp
Los DBA: Herramienta Pedagógica para la Intervención de las Dificultades de Aprendizaje en la Lectura
La investigación se enfoca en los errores detectados en las dificultades de aprendizaje (lectura), aplicada en el contexto urbano en la Ciudad de Pamplona, en el Instituto Técnico Arquidiocesano San Francisco de Asís, Sede Santa Marta y en el contexto rural en el municipio de Pamplonita, Norte De Santander en la I. E. Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Sede Camilo Daza ubicada en la Vereda San Rafael. El referente metodológico se enfoca en la investigación cualitativa, de tipo descriptiva, el método empleado es el estudio de casos, y el fenómeno que se aborda desde el enfoque cualitativo, son las Dificultades de Aprendizaje. la técnica de la entrevista de tipo estructurada. Los resultados evidencian que los docentes no implementan estrategias que faciliten la superación de las dificultades, y en ocasiones no se interesan por brindar el apoyo oportuno a los estudiantes durante el ejercicio del proceso lector
Free Abelian 2-Form Gauge Theory: BRST Approach
We discuss various symmetry properties of the Lagrangian density of a four (3
+ 1)-dimensional (4D) free Abelian 2-form gauge theory within the framework of
Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) formalism. The present free Abelian gauge
theory is endowed with a Curci-Ferrari type condition which happens to be a key
signature of the 4D non-Abelian 1-form gauge theory. In fact, it is due to the
above condition that the nilpotent BRST and anti-BRST symmetries of the theory
are found to be absolutely anticommuting in nature. For our present 2-form
gauge theory, we discuss the BRST, anti-BRST, ghost and discrete symmetry
properties of the Lagrangian densities and derive the corresponding conserved
charges. The algebraic structure, obeyed by the above conserved charges, is
deduced and the constraint analysis is performed with the help of the
physicality criteria where the conserved and nilpotent (anti-)BRST charges play
completely independent roles. These physicality conditions lead to the
derivation of the above Curci-Ferrari type restriction, within the framework of
BRST formalism, from the constraint analysis.Comment: LaTeX file, 21 pages, journal referenc
The MINERA Data Acquisition System and Infrastructure
MINERA (Main INjector ExpeRiment -A) is a new few-GeV neutrino
cross section experiment that began taking data in the FNAL NuMI (Fermi
National Accelerator Laboratory Neutrinos at the Main Injector) beam-line in
March of 2010. MINERA employs a fine-grained scintillator detector capable
of complete kinematic characterization of neutrino interactions. This paper
describes the MINERA data acquisition system (DAQ) including the read-out
electronics, software, and computing architecture.Comment: 34 pages, 16 figure
First evidence of coherent meson production in neutrino-nucleus scattering
Neutrino-induced charged-current coherent kaon production,
, is a rare, inelastic electroweak process
that brings a on shell and leaves the target nucleus intact in its ground
state. This process is significantly lower in rate than neutrino-induced
charged-current coherent pion production, because of Cabibbo suppression and a
kinematic suppression due to the larger kaon mass. We search for such events in
the scintillator tracker of MINERvA by observing the final state ,
and no other detector activity, and by using the kinematics of the final state
particles to reconstruct the small momentum transfer to the nucleus, which is a
model-independent characteristic of coherent scattering. We find the first
experimental evidence for the process at significance.Comment: added ancillary file with information about the six kaon candidate
MINERvA neutrino detector response measured with test beam data
The MINERvA collaboration operated a scaled-down replica of the solid
scintillator tracking and sampling calorimeter regions of the MINERvA detector
in a hadron test beam at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility. This article reports
measurements with samples of protons, pions, and electrons from 0.35 to 2.0
GeV/c momentum. The calorimetric response to protons, pions, and electrons are
obtained from these data. A measurement of the parameter in Birks' law and an
estimate of the tracking efficiency are extracted from the proton sample.
Overall the data are well described by a Geant4-based Monte Carlo simulation of
the detector and particle interactions with agreements better than 4%, though
some features of the data are not precisely modeled. These measurements are
used to tune the MINERvA detector simulation and evaluate systematic
uncertainties in support of the MINERvA neutrino cross section measurement
program.Comment: as accepted by NIM
Towards a Proof Theory of G\"odel Modal Logics
Analytic proof calculi are introduced for box and diamond fragments of basic
modal fuzzy logics that combine the Kripke semantics of modal logic K with the
many-valued semantics of G\"odel logic. The calculi are used to establish
completeness and complexity results for these fragments
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